Machine for cutting cheese



May 5, 1970 l. CARTUBAN MACHINE FOR CUTTING CHEESE Filed July 50, 1968 mw www? O" Nt .tf

a NC ATTOYLNBS United States it Patent O "ice .f1

ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE A machine for cutting cheese includes a support for the cheese, a manually rotatable shaft located below the sup-` port and a cutting wire suspended centrally from anothen wire and having ends extending through a slit provided in the support and attached to opposite ends of theshaft. i

This invention `relates to a machine for cutting cheese t and refers more particularly to a machine` cutting `,with

ease: and precision pieces of cheesehaving a `hard crust.

It is a matter of general knowledge that dicultiesare encountered when cutting cheese having `a hard crust, such as grained cheese, not only in stores, but also in rest,

taurants, hotels and the like. It is usually necessary to use the sharp edge of a special knife and the cutting requires a certain amount of dexterity on the` part of the user. There; is the danger that `an inexperiencedperson maywcut t himself.

Furthermore, it is `rather ditiicult to produce a neat and precise cut along a predetermined line by the` manual cutting now in general use.

An object of the present invention is` the provision of 1 means which cut cheese with extreme ease and precision while` eliminating any danger to the operator.

Other objects of the present invention will `become ap-` parent in the course of the following specification.

In the accomplishment `of the objectives of the present invention it was found desirable to provide a support for the piece of cheese to be cut, the support being provided with a central slit. A thin and strong cutting wire, made, for example, of steel or other suitable material, extends through this slit and is attached to a horizontal shaft below the supporting surface, the shaft being rotatable manually by the operator. The center of the wire is attached to another wire suspendetd from a reel located above the piece of cheese to be cut and provided with suitable supporting means as well as springs pulling the wire.

Thus the cutting wire is always tensioned and has the shape of a reversed V prior to the beginning of the cutting operation.

The invention will appear more clearly from the following detailed description when taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, showing, by way of example, a preferred embodiment of the inventive idea.

In the drawing:

FIGURE 1 is a perspective view of a cheese cutting machine of the present invention.

FIGURE 2 is a side view.

The machine shown in the drawing has a base a upon which is mounted a plate b constituting the supporting surface for the piecec` of cheese to be cut. The plate b has a transverse slit d (FIG. l). A cutting wire e made of steel or other suitable material extends through the slit y 3,509,625 1 Patented yMay 197( d and is attached at the top to a second wire f which i wound upon a reel located within a drum g. Thefdrum `i is carried by an arm of an L-shaped support h.l Thefree `is provided with` a` winding spring, for example,3 a a spiral spring. y

The wire f extends through adamping device consist ing of a movable tube withina larger coaxial tube with z' `spring lbetweenthe tubes, the larger tubebeing connecte( `with the drum gcarried,bythe `support h. l t t u r The two ends of the wire e` (FIG. 2) are wound upoi opposite endsrofa` shaft i which extends horizontally be `low the platenb. The shaft z' `can be rotated manually b1 means of ahandle i connected to a handwheel k." w l t In operation, when `the shaft iis rotated by the handlr rj the thread` e can 1 be lowered; `whereby it will `assurnf initially `the sliape` of alreversed V; Then the wire; erwil engage the `piece c oft-the `cheese to be cut andtwillrcu "italonga perfectly straightlin. This cutting operation takes place veryeasilygthe `loca tion of the cut can be perfectlyplaced vand all dangerttt the user is avoided.`

` Another advantage `of this cutting procedure is thatthr cheese slices can be better preserved and placed side b! side. f

It is apparent that the example described above has beet given only by wayof illustration and not by wayof lim `itation `and that itis capable@` of many variations andmod itcations withinthe scope ofthe present invention.` Al `such variationsand modifications `are to be included with in the scope ofthe presentinyention, r

What is claimed is; f

` 1. A machinefor cuttingrcheese, comprising a suppor4 having an elongated slit, a rotary shaft locatedbelovi said support, a cutting wire extending through said slit ant having ends .wound` upon opposite ends of said shaft, anl other wire located above said support and having an enc' connected to the center of the first`-mentioned wire,` an( means resiliently supporting the other end of the secondmentioned wire.

2. A machine in accordance with claim 1, comprisini a handwheel connected to an end of said shaft.

3. A machine in accordance with claim 1, wherein tht tirst-mentioned wire is a thin and strong steel wire.

4. A machine in accordance with claim 1, wherein saitl means comprise a pulley and winding means connectec with said pulley.

5. A machine in accordance with claim 4, wherein sait4 winding means consist of a coiled flat spring.

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,225,602 5/1917 Ericksen 31--25 1,906,582 5/1933 Gundlach 30L11t 2,936,522 5/1960 Paldino et al. t 3l,-2`

FOREIGN PATENTS 570,698 7/ 1945 Great Britain.`

352 1/ 1882 Great Britain.

ALDRICH F. MEDBERY, Primary Examiner 

